Dr. Joseph Wise

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We educators can learn about courage in leadership from seasoned business executives. This one is from G.J. Hart, CEO of California Pizza. In the context of sufficient courage, Hart believes there are six steps to leading others within an organization: 1. as a leader/person, be the very best you can be 2. […]

Have you seen what is required through the Common Core in Literacy in subjects such as Social Studies, Science, and Technical Courses for Middle Schoolers? 1. Distinguishing among fact, opinion and reasoned judgment in a text. 2. Supporting claims with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of a topic […]

Fordham Institute suggests that states adopting the Common Core State Standards will (collectively) spend around $1.2 billion on the transition. No argument that the Common Core State Standards will be good for our kids, our schools and our economic health (think, more kids ready for high wage jobs and college). As I have stated before, […]

I hear little chatter on this topic as I travel from state to state. The silence is deafening, so I fear that our guard may be down when our sense of urgency needs to be up. Given that roughly 40% of the states are generally below or well below the Mathematics standards by which the […]